Photographs of Zanzibar by James Augustus Grant, 1860
Scope and Contents
A collection of loose prints copied from stereoscopic views.
Dates
- Creation: 1860-08-17 - 1860-09-25
Creator
- Grant, James Augustus, 1827 - 1892 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
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Biographical / Historical
J.A. Grant was on the island of Zanzibar with J.H. Speke before their expedition to seek the source of the Nile.
Extent
1 file(s) (9 images in 1 file)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented by Sir John Gray.
Existence and Location of Originals
The original prints are retained by the Royal Geographical Society.
Existence and Location of Copies
This collection is available on microfiche: Africa, fiche numbers 128.
General
This collection level description was entered by KS using information from the original typescript catalogue.
Originator(s)
Grant, James Augustus, 1827-1892
- Date
- 2003-03-12 11:53:13+00:00
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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